A continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improved survival free from disabling stroke compared with a pulsatile LVAD, when used as destination therapy over a 2-year period in patients ...

Proving that the continuous-flow devices get people to transplant is a good first step, but it doesn't say that this is a lifetime therapy or a durable support therapy for longer than a few months.

The use of mechanical support of the circulation with ventricular assist devices for refractory heart failure is increasing. This is due to expanding indications, including for acute heart failure and ...

Researchers from the University of South Florida developed a novel ventricular assist device that is placed directly inside a failing ventricular cavity to help it pump blood correctly again. This ...

DALLAS, Sept. 17 – Injecting a clot-buster unclogged a mechanical heart pump, restoring blood flow, according to a study in today's special surgery issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...